Parashat Vaera 5784 / פָּרָשַׁת וָאֵרָא
Torah Portion: Exodus 6:2-9:35

Here’s an article that I really enjoyed once I got past the title.

The gist is that antisemitism will never disappear so our energies are better invested in strengthening the Jewish people. I, for one, see many communities becoming stagnant in their educational, cultural, social, and religious programming because they are so focused on the threats — real and perceived — around them. We mustn’t stick our heads in the stand and pretend antisemitism doesn’t exist, but looking over our shoulders all the time prevents us from holding our heads up high.

As I wrote to the author, his advice would have emboldened Moses when Moses needed to be emboldened the most, i.e. at the burning bush!

When you read the article, be sure to read my comment at the end. I rarely comment on anything online, but this time, I couldn’t resist.

Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Dan

The Best Advice Against Antisemitism — From an Antisemite

It could just be that great Jews never bother about antisemitism.